Anyone recommend a USB 3 Pci card for the three USB 3 ports the Oculus needs?

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All of mine are in use, so I'll need a new PCIe card I assume with 4 ports? Anyone suggest one that'll just plug in and work well on Windows 10 with the Oculus?
 
danoliver1 said:
Inateck PCI-E to USB 3.0 5-Port PCI Express Card and 15-Pin Power Connector, Mini PCI-E USB 3.0 Hub Controller Adapter, with Internal USB 3.0 20-PIN Connector - Expand Another Two USB 3.0 Ports - [ Include with A 4pin to 2x15pin Cable + A 15pin to 2x 15pin SATA Y-Cable ]
I will remove the competitor link-schizo
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I think I've seen that one mentioned? Model No. KTU3FR-5O2I ?


Why not the cheaper 4 port version? KTU3FR-4P
 
Wrinkly said:
This. Though expensive it does have 4 controllers, 1 for each port giving each port full bandwidth. Other cards have just 1 controller so the bandwidth is shared across all ports. Make sure that you have the resources free to fit it as it does use 4 lanes and so requires a larger slot than the PCI-X x1 cards. Also check the configuration of the PCI-X slots within your motherboard manual as using a 4 lane card may in certain slots disable others.
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Why don't I simply buy a cheaper one (eg: the inateck one above), put my existing USB 3 devices into that, and plug the OR straight into my then free mother board USB 3 ports?
 
Wrinkly said:
That may work for you, though the ports on your motherboard may again share just 1 controller. It's all about bandwidth, the more the better. If you lack bandwidth then the tracking becomes problematic, you may even end up with disconnects.

Have you tried the compatibility https://support.oculus.com/1357437467617798 ? It didn't like my VIA chipset on my old z77x-d3h.
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All passes...

Well if I get the cheaper Inatek 4 or 5 port card, I can move my backup USB 3 drive to that (it's turned off most of the time), which then leaves two USB 3 ports on the mother board.

So I could plug two USB 3 Oculus cables into the MB and one into the new PCI card. Or the other way around...

Surely then there's at least two USB controllers involved? Which I suspect is better or the same as 95+% of people are using the OR with? (I bet most are using it with all three straight into their MB)
 
danoliver1 said:
Inateck PCI-E to USB 3.0 5-Port PCI Express Card and 15-Pin Power Connector, Mini PCI-E USB 3.0 Hub Controller Adapter, with Internal USB 3.0 20-PIN Connector - Expand Another Two USB 3.0 Ports - [ Include with A 4pin to 2x15pin Cable + A 15pin to 2x 15pin SATA Y-Cable ]
I will remove the competitor link-schizo
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Have you got all your OR USB cables plugged into this one card then?
 
hyperseven said:
Forgot to ask what rift setup you have, doh.

How many sensors are you running? If 2, do you have plans for buying extra for 'proper' roomscale?
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I'd be looking at getting the £399 bundle and running it in my tiny little study (floor space of 2m wide by 1.3m deep), so mainly sitting down stuff.
 
FlukeRogi said:
The 4 port Inateck card will handle two Rift sensors, or the Rift itself + one sensor with no problem. However, try to plug three Oculus devices into it and you'll start getting disconnects. As long as you don't plug more than two Oculus devices onto a single controller (which is all the Inateck card has) you should be fine (I have 2 sensors plugged into mine).
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And the five port one? Same issue?


I don't think there's any issues with my MB fitting those Inateck cards. Plenty of slots free - https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/Z97-A/

Only using one PCI slot for my GPU so far!
 
melmac said:
Don't get the 5 port one it has issues. The four port Inatek or the Startech are the only options. The 4 port one will probably do because you can plug the rift and sensor into the 4 port card and move your mouse or keyboard or something to the inatek card and plug you sensor into that port you freed up.
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Thanks...

I have one USB 3 port free on the back already, as well as some USB 2 ones...
 
pcfarrar said:
Have you not got any spare headers on the motherboard? It's better just to buy a cheap USB 3 bracket and connect straight to the motherboard controller which should be Intel on the Z97-A.
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Don't believe so... I have one (potentially two) spare USB3 ports on the back of the PC, so if I get the four port Inatek that means I could use that in parallel :)
 
ironsonic said:
I had a little research on this matter, from what I can tell the oculus touch tracks just fine with usb 2.0 and one in usb3.0 if you have a 2 sensor configuration.

The only difference seems to be tracking resolution going from 480p to 720p but its not a dealbreaker or noticeable.

What is noticable however are audiodrops and disconnections that occur when "incompatible" USB drivers modulate the voltage of the USB 3.0 hubs, which I have read can happen even if you buy the recommended USB PCI-E Card.

After being frustrated with my onboard usb 3.0 constantly flickering and the oculus setup saying it is incompatible/too slow, I just plugged the second sensor into usb 2.0. Perfect tracking in experimental 360 mode, all happy no need for extra purchase [for me personally]

So before you rush, try the 2.0. buying a board won't 100% guarantee a fix.
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Well, I only have one available USB 3 port (on the rear of my PC). So at the very least to free one more up (eg: by moving my rarely used USB3 backup drive) I'll need an extension card. So for the sake of £22 (for that Inateck card) I'll then have a two USB 3 ports free on the rear of my PC and three on the Inatec card with which to play around with.

But yes, it seems a number of people have plugged their second sensor into USB 2 happily.

ps: This is ignorig the two USB2 and two USB 3 ports on the front of my PC. I'll use one of the USB 2 ports to plug in the wireless adapter if/when I use the wireless gamepad. I'll just hot plug it in when needed.
 
Clarkson said:
So what would cause that? Would it simply be that my power supply is a wuss? Or is there some kind of bottleneck with power to USB ports which means even with a good enough power supply, they still can't get enough if many things are connected?

Thanks for any help :p
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I haven't even got a Rift... But the sensors and HMD are all USB powered? So surely that must add up when all coming off the motherboard?

Hopefully someone with some actual knowledge can chime in here?
 
So any of you using the Inarteck four port PCI card (KTU3FR-4P) did you just plug it in and Windows 10 supplied a driver? Or did you install a driver? If so where from?

One buyer mentioned:-
I bought the card to use specifically with my Oculus Rift that requires USB 3 for the HMD and Sensor (so 2 USB 3 sockets required). When I plugged the headset and sensor into this card, both reported it as USB 2, not 3! Looking in Device Manager, the card had Microsoft drivers installed, so I went searching for something a little more specific. After downloading and installing drivers from Fresco Logic (the company who make the chip on the card), everything worked as expected :) Even the Oculus HMD and sensor were happy.
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Note: The latest drivers at Inarteck mention Fresco - https://www.inateck.com/media/attachment/file/f/l/flusb3.0-3.8.33709.0.exe
 
^^ Interesting how two people have such opposite experiences :)

OK - I'll plug it in and install the drivers just to be safe... Thanks!
 
Bishie said:
I'm using the drivers supplied by Microsoft, and the Oculus software recognized the ports as USB 3.0. It did display a notification about updating them, but that's all.

Tracking is working beautifully, with no random disconnects or any such behavior.
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Yeh, the Oculus software is recommending I install Fresco drivers? Should I? Or just leave the existing Microsoft ones?
 
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